Julie Stackhouse will discuss “Are the Country’s Largest Banks Too Big to Manage”on Dec. 6 at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Are large financial institutions too big for one person or even an executive board to manage? With the continuous economic challenges faced by banks over the past few years and a handful of recent scandals, bank reform has been at the top of many lawmakers’ minds.

Julie Stackhouse, a senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will discuss “Are the Country’s Largest Banks Too Big to Manage” at 8 a.m. Dec. 6 at the  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, One Federal Reserve Bank Plaza in St. Louis.

Prior to joining the Fed’s St. Louis office in 2002, Stackhouse was vice president and managing officer of the Risk Management Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and an officer with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Mo.).

She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

The discussion is part of the monthly Breakfast & Business Series by the College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. This event is sponsored by the college and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Breakfast and networking will begin at 7:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required by Nov. 28 to attend. Only registered individuals will be allowed inside the bank. A state-issued photo identification card will be required. Call 314-516-5883 or e-mail jane_ferrell@umsl.edu to reserve a spot. Or register online.